The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have rescued 23 kidnapped victims in joint operations with the military. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said that Security operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Former Director General of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has congratulated Governors Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), and Uba Sani (Kaduna) on receiving distinguished honors at the ThisDay Awards held in Lagos. Onaiwu described the recognition as...
Maj.-Gen. Frank Etim on Tuesday assumed command as the 43 Commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry(NASI), Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Etim was the erstwhile Director Lesson Learnt, Nigerian Army Headquarters, Department of Army Transformation and Innovation (DATI)....
The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command has confirmed the death of 10 persons in a road traffic crash on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway . The Sector Commander, Corps Commander , (CC), Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday called for investigation into the alleged attempted murder of Sen. Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Jan. 1 while the senator was inspecting constituency...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna– Mr Muhammad Rabiu, has assumed duty as the 45th Commissioner of Police(CP) of the Kaduna State Police Command. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The command is pleased to announce the assumption of duty...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has pledged to improve the security of lives and property in Nigeria in 2025. Musa made the commitment during a visit to troops of Sector Seven, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), in Samaru, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna...
Some of the released EndBadGovernance protesters arrested during the August 2024 nationwide protests in Kaduna said they were never tortured while in detention. They also stated that they never saw their alleged sponsor, Khalid while in detention. Narrating their accounts after their release, they said they were treated fairly...
Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, has said that the decision to demolish 188-year old Malam Abdulkarim Central Mosque Zaria, was a painful decision that weight heavily upon the Emirate Council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the royal father disclosed this during the groundbreaking ceremony for...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday remanded a 30-year-old woman, Mercy Michael, in a correctional facility for allegedly killing her daughter with rat poison. Michael was charged by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) with culpable homicide, contrary to Section 189 of the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna Police Command, has neutralised one suspected bandit and arrested 6 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in the state. The Command’s Spokesperson ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement issued in Kaduna on Tuesday. Hassan said on Oct. 8, at about...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two suspected gunrunners along Zaria – Jos Road. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, added the police also recovered eight locally made pump action guns, one local pistol and 65...
The GOC 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Mayirenso Lander Saraso, said sequel to the application of non-kinetic measures, over 150 kidnapped victims have been unconditionally rescued from captivity since November 1. The GOC made the disclosure when the Chairman, Kachia Local Government Council of Kaduna State, Dr Manzo Maigari...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has began the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act in the state, an official stated on Sunday in Kaduna. Sani’s Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, in a statement said it was a misrepresentation for the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the abuse of social media, arms and drugs trafficking by the personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces will not be tolerated. Musa read the riot act during the passing out parade for the 87 regular recruits intake and Depot...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of four officers ambushed by bandits at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. The operatives of the NSCDC were attacked during surveillance and monitoring of the national grid installations at Shiroro...
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) neutralised over 50 Boko Haram members during a cross-fire at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. The NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the incident took place on Monday evening. Afolabi said...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed a monitoring team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The attack occurred on Monday, in the Farin-Kasa area of Chukun Local Government Area, Kaduna State when the operatives were inspecting the National Grid installation in Shiroro, Niger State. Disclosing this...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have nabbed six suspected kidnappers, one cattle rustler and five vandals. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna, said one locally made firearm and charms were recovered. Hassan said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has dismantled a major bandits’ enclave located within Dunya Hill and Batauna Forest in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, made this...